Here's from inetd man page on my RedHat 5.2 server.
"The optional ``max'' suffix (separated from `wait'' or ``nowait'' by a dot) specifies the maximum number of server instances that may be spawned from inetd within an interval of 60 seconds. When omitted, ``max'' defaults to 40."
With a max of 4096 processes, ( I am using a 2.2.x kernel ), a mentioned in a prior reply, it would take well over an hour to complete this kind of attack, but, less if multiple servers are attacked. But is 4096 really the max number? I've seen process ID numbers well over 20000?
ps. why would a "security expert" leave the finger service enabled????????? Heck even I know better..
"After all, the only terrorist attack within the United States I can remember hearing about is the Unabomber. Considering how unpopular America is in some parts of the world, that seems a bit suspect."
I guess you slept right through the Oklahoma Federal building and the World Trade center bombings?
Counter an ill-conceived joke. With such a comment?
He didn't seem to have any intent to injure. If he did, then I would say, at the very least he should apologize, for that intent to injure. In the end it was just a joke, in bad taste I will admit, but only a joke. You're offended, you have the right be. However, personally I find your response to be even more offensive, but, I ask no apology. My personal sensibilities, are no fault of yours. And likewise if my words should offend you, I find that to be your problem to deal with, not mine.
What I DO ask, is next time, try hitting the preview button first.. look at what you've said, then look at what you are saying it about. Does it REALLY deserve this ? Or maybe, even a better worded, well thought out response would be in order. And actually would accomplish much more, to show him where he was wrong. Just because he neglected to think before typing, doesn't mean you should do the same.
Cool.. You know, I think I like Jean-Louis Gassée. There is a COE with balls!! This man is willing to GIVE AWAY his product, if it means making his point. I doubt anyone will take him up on it, sadly enough, but, just this attitude is making my want yet another Hard Drive in my system, for Be:-) if for no other reason, than to help support this sort of guts with my $$$$
so when will Mozilla final be coming out?
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I welcome someone to correct me. In fact I hope they do. Just it seems to me, that Mozilla project, isn't about a product, in and of itself. I got the impression, from my ( VERY ) quick look at the MPL, that once Mozilla had nailed the technology down enough, Netscape could "package" Mozilla into a "Netscape 5.0". Also the MPL would allow other people, to "package" it another way, and distrubute that. Say as KDE or GNOME with a Mozilla core, for HTML rendering. I just felt that Mozilla itself, as a browser, is more of a demonstrator of the technology, which others could use, and not ment to be a seperate browser product itself. Did I misunderstand????
First off, Rob, and the rest of the Slashdot crew Congradulations!!:-)
You know? It's kinda of a power to people thing, isn't it? I mean, albeit in small doses, slashdot, and it's readers are making small, but, noticable changes in policies, consider Bell Atlantic, regarding Macs. Project the idea, a few years ahead... Now 80% of the American Public have access to the Internet at home, ~60% of the population of the world have Internet Access availible to them. Many new sites in the format of Slashdot pop up, each catering to the tastes of thier respective readers. One smart person makes a AllSlash network, a way to browse all of these from a central point, with a main page, listing most poopular Articles from all of them. All presenting news of importance to the reader, because the readers provide them, then discuss them in open forums. Soon it's all taken as for granted, as your daily newspaper, or evening news on TV.
I think we are the very edge of a revolution unmatched since the printing press. Maybe the power we all have, as a slashdotter, have been over stated at times, but, maybe not. How about the potentional power we will all have, when a person in a foreign country, just needs to post a quick article, and bring attention of his/her plight to millions of people, in a matter of days, others in that country doing the same, encouraged by the reactions. Soon thousands of Web Surfers e-mailing their Government, in outrage. Governments world wide, forced to face issues, they can ignore now, because most people will never know.
I don't know. Maybe I'm dreaming... but, seems to me, the Internet is giving people a voice, people who never had that voice before. We aren't changing the world yet, but, I'm almost sure, soon we will.
Did he say Windows has richer system administration?? *snicker* Oh Bill Bill Bill *shaking head* Linux is what Unix was 20 years ago?? Oh PUUUULLLLEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAASSSSSEEEEEEE
"other models require a software program to extract the information from the system." How hard is it to run that program???
And what sorta special training would the techs need, over and above the training done for iMacs?
And they _require_ them to already have an Ethernet adapter? Can't they install one for someone who does have one?
"We are also working to make sure that we have a group of field technicians that are specifically trained to install the modem and software on the Mac,"
I think the REAL problem is they have rather dumb techies... how long would it take to learn that? I mean everyone knows how hard it is to install software an a Mac, and wouldn't the modem installation be the exact same as for Windows? I mean really...
It just sounds... odd.. am I wrong???
Slashdot Effect on a 386/25 running Windows 95??
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" It is running on the worst of all worlds: A Packard Bell 386sx/25 with 8 megs RAM, running reverse-proxied behind a Microsoft IIS 4.0 machine."
Wouldn't that mean IIS 4.0 it taking all the hits, and the Win95 machine only gets one if the page has changed? Meaning the Win95 machine, is basically, doing nothing all the time? Just a thought... :P
Slashdot Effect on a 386/25 running Windows 95??
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"The advanced caching will make Web servers, such as those from the Apache Group, much faster once scalable versions of the software for Linux become available."
Why would Apache need to be changed? Why wouldn't it be faster unchanged on 2.2? Did someone tell ZDnet this? Or did they just "pluck it from the air"?
FUD, hidden in good press, abscured by compliments.. but, it's still FUD
1) Downloaded the *evil* Netshow player. 2) found out what Location to get it to open mms://netshow.msn.com/msnbc/video/28/c_caldera_990 129.asf
Got a nice little message to upgrade To Media player!!!! Well it did say one would be availible for Unix in a couple weeks.. "Oh GOD what am I saying!!!"
> but I will NEVER use Linux because of the > arrogant "society" in which it lives.
One imature kiddie makes an immature comment, and you think the whole society is arrogant? You'll find this attitude with Win9x users, OS/2 Users, MacOS users, Amiga users, and yes even FreeBSD/OpenBSD users. I think it is unfair to judge the OS by a small, yet vocal, segment of it's users. I love Linux, but, if someones wants to love another OS, well, thats once of the whole foundations OSS was built upon, choice. Don't take mine away, or begrudge me for it, and I'll fight for your right to choose as I did, whatever that choice maybe.
All I can say is.. ouch.. look out for the flame wars to end all flame wars to start.. I just hope that out of the dust and rubble, we are confronted with a Linux ( and Open Software as a whole) thats stronger because of it. Remember, we still will have our choice of what software we use, after all who cares if bad Windows programmers write bad apps, cause no one will use them, and in the end, I'm sure there are good Windows programmers, who'll write some new stuff, we'll actually like:-)
Well, Linux programmers so I have seen anywa, prefer to make a "does one thing, and does it well" philosophy. Where in Windows, you end up with these feature rich, bloated aps, for the most part. Combine the 2, and ??? What I _hope_ to see, it something like this.. Linux programmers, working on a rock solid well rounded "back end" to a program, with Windows programmers, working on well rounded GUI's to these programs. Sooner or later, these Windows programmers will learn to love. the breadth of choices in Linux programming, and I don't fear ending up with "another windows" because of this. Imagine the feeling when a Windows API user, writes his first GTK+ program? "You mean thats it? 8 lines of code and I have a Window? KEWL!!" Anyway, If things are written using the GPL, by these Windows programmers, we can always show them "where they went wrong", can't we?;-)
Slashdot Mirror
Here's from inetd man page on my RedHat 5.2 server.
"The optional ``max'' suffix (separated from `wait'' or ``nowait'' by a dot) specifies the maximum number of server instances that may be spawned from inetd within an interval of 60 seconds. When omitted, ``max'' defaults to 40."
With a max of 4096 processes, ( I am using a 2.2.x kernel ), a mentioned in a prior reply, it would take well over an hour to complete this kind of attack, but, less if multiple servers are attacked. But is 4096 really the max number? I've seen process ID numbers well over 20000?
ps. why would a "security expert" leave the finger service enabled????????? Heck even I know better..
"After all, the only terrorist attack within the United States I can remember hearing about is the Unabomber. Considering how unpopular America is in some parts of the world, that seems a bit suspect."
I guess you slept right through the Oklahoma Federal building and the World Trade center bombings?
Counter an ill-conceived joke. With such a comment?
He didn't seem to have any intent to injure. If he did, then I would say, at the very least he should apologize, for that intent to injure. In the end it was just a joke, in bad taste I will admit, but only a joke. You're offended, you have the right be. However, personally I find your response to be even more offensive, but, I ask no apology. My personal sensibilities, are no fault of yours. And likewise if my words should offend you, I find that to be your problem to deal with, not mine.
What I DO ask, is next time, try hitting the preview button first.. look at what you've said, then look at what you are saying it about. Does it REALLY deserve this ? Or maybe, even a better worded, well thought out response would be in order. And actually would accomplish much more, to show him where he was wrong. Just because he neglected to think before typing, doesn't mean you should do the same.
Cool.. :-) if for no other reason, than to help support this sort of guts with my $$$$
You know, I think I like Jean-Louis Gassée. There is a COE with balls!!
This man is willing to GIVE AWAY his product, if it means making his point. I doubt anyone will take him up on it, sadly enough, but, just this attitude is making my want yet another Hard Drive in my system, for Be
I welcome someone to correct me. In fact I hope they do.
Just it seems to me, that Mozilla project, isn't about a product, in and of itself. I got the impression, from my ( VERY ) quick look at the MPL, that once Mozilla had nailed the technology down enough, Netscape could "package" Mozilla into a "Netscape 5.0".
Also the MPL would allow other people, to "package" it another way, and distrubute that. Say as KDE or GNOME with a Mozilla core, for HTML rendering.
I just felt that Mozilla itself, as a browser, is more of a demonstrator of the technology, which others could use, and not ment to be a seperate browser product itself.
Did I misunderstand????
A nice black peice of paper will do that, you'll end up with a hot black peice of paper..
;-)
First off, Rob, and the rest of the Slashdot crew Congradulations!! :-)
You know? It's kinda of a power to people thing, isn't it?
I mean, albeit in small doses, slashdot, and it's readers are making small, but, noticable changes in policies, consider Bell Atlantic, regarding Macs.
Project the idea, a few years ahead...
Now 80% of the American Public have access to the Internet at home, ~60% of the population of the world have Internet Access availible to them. Many new sites in the format of Slashdot pop up, each catering to the tastes of thier respective readers. One smart person makes a AllSlash network, a way to browse all of these from a central point, with a main page, listing most poopular Articles from all of them. All presenting news of importance to the reader, because the readers provide them, then discuss them in open forums. Soon it's all taken as for granted, as your daily newspaper, or evening news on TV.
I think we are the very edge of a revolution unmatched since the printing press. Maybe the power we all have, as a slashdotter, have been over stated at times, but, maybe not. How about the potentional power we will all have, when a person in a foreign country, just needs to post a quick article, and bring attention of his/her plight to millions of people, in a matter of days, others in that country doing the same, encouraged by the reactions. Soon thousands of Web Surfers e-mailing their Government, in outrage. Governments world wide, forced to face issues, they can ignore now, because most people will never know.
I don't know. Maybe I'm dreaming... but, seems to me, the Internet is giving people a voice, people who never had that voice before. We aren't changing the world yet, but, I'm almost sure, soon we will.
Look up on the top of the page, at the Apple, the Game Controller, and cute little Penguin.
Look like Icons to me.
Did he say Windows has richer system administration?? *snicker*
Oh Bill Bill Bill *shaking head*
Linux is what Unix was 20 years ago??
Oh PUUUULLLLEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAASSSSSEEEEEEE
I'm still missing something here.
"other models require a software program to extract the information from the system."
How hard is it to run that program???
And what sorta special training would the techs need, over and above the training done for iMacs?
And they _require_ them to already have an Ethernet adapter? Can't they install one for someone who does have one?
"We are also working to make sure that we have a group of field technicians that are specifically trained to install the modem and software on the Mac,"
I think the REAL problem is they have rather dumb techies... how long would it take to learn that? I mean everyone knows how hard it is to install software an a Mac, and wouldn't the modem installation be the exact same as for Windows? I mean really...
It just sounds... odd.. am I wrong???
" It is running on the worst of all worlds: A Packard Bell 386sx/25 with 8 megs RAM, running reverse-proxied behind a Microsoft IIS 4.0 machine."
Wouldn't that mean IIS 4.0 it taking all the hits, and the Win95 machine only gets one if the page has changed? Meaning the Win95 machine, is basically, doing nothing all the time? Just a thought...
:P
LOL
Just Hit enter, no username, no password...
"The advanced caching will make Web servers, such as those from the Apache Group, much faster once scalable versions of the software for Linux become available."
Why would Apache need to be changed?
Why wouldn't it be faster unchanged on 2.2?
Did someone tell ZDnet this? Or did they just "pluck it from the air"?
FUD, hidden in good press, abscured by compliments.. but, it's still FUD
Got to this point.
0 129.asf
1) Downloaded the *evil* Netshow player.
2) found out what Location to get it to open
mms://netshow.msn.com/msnbc/video/28/c_caldera_99
Got a nice little message to upgrade To Media player!!!! Well it did say one would be availible for Unix in a couple weeks..
"Oh GOD what am I saying!!!"
help....
> but I will NEVER use Linux because of the
> arrogant "society" in which it lives.
One imature kiddie makes an immature comment, and you think the whole society is arrogant?
You'll find this attitude with Win9x users, OS/2 Users, MacOS users, Amiga users, and yes even FreeBSD/OpenBSD users. I think it is unfair to judge the OS by a small, yet vocal, segment of it's users. I love Linux, but, if someones wants to love another OS, well, thats once of the whole foundations OSS was built upon, choice. Don't take mine away, or begrudge me for it, and I'll fight for your right to choose as I did, whatever that choice maybe.
So when do we get a jpg of Linus wearing it ;-)?
ps. I don't think Linus deserves anything but praise and thanks for 2.2. Linux is moving into 1999 with a bang!!!
All I can say is.. ouch.. :-)
look out for the flame wars to end all flame wars to start..
I just hope that out of the dust and rubble, we are confronted with a Linux ( and Open Software as a whole) thats stronger because of it.
Remember, we still will have our choice of what software we use, after all who cares if bad Windows programmers write bad apps, cause no one will use them, and in the end, I'm sure there are good Windows programmers, who'll write some new stuff, we'll actually like
Well, Linux programmers so I have seen anywa, prefer to make a "does one thing, and does it well" philosophy. Where in Windows, you end up with these feature rich, bloated aps, for the most part. Combine the 2, and ??? ;-)
What I _hope_ to see, it something like this..
Linux programmers, working on a rock solid well rounded "back end" to a program, with Windows programmers, working on well rounded GUI's to these programs. Sooner or later, these Windows programmers will learn to love. the breadth of choices in Linux programming, and I don't fear ending up with "another windows" because of this. Imagine the feeling when a Windows API user, writes his first GTK+ program? "You mean thats it? 8 lines of code and I have a Window? KEWL!!"
Anyway, If things are written using the GPL, by these Windows programmers, we can always show them "where they went wrong", can't we?
I never truely believed in organized FUD by the media until now.
Come on Jon... how unlucky can you really be?